Tomato Science
I’m incredibly lucky to have some dedicated roof space. One of the primary activities I had planned for it is to grow some of my own food, particularly tomatoes. Tomatoes...
Getting into Pottery
Recently I’ve had the opportunity to take some pottery classes at Mud Matters, which is luckily just a few blocks from my apartment. Pottery on the wheel falls into the...
Links of the Week 10/5
I’m cleaning out some old bookmarks, so have a links-of-the-week-whenever-I-feel-like-it: Project-y Microhydro: Someone built an off-grid hydro power setup, and this goes into a lot of detail. Seems likely to...
Home Assistant & ESPHome setup
Goals This summer has been really hot, and I’ve noticed the tomatoes on the roof have gotten really sad in the summer heat. I was also looking up the growing...
Tom Yum Soup
From recipeTinEats 12 small servings, 8 very large servings. Ingredients: 3.5L of chicken stock and water, at least 1/3 chicken stock, or a higher ratio for a richer broth. 8...
Squid Ink Pasta
8 servings Ingredients: 1 lbs cuttlefish ink spaccatelli 3/4 lbs bay scallops 3/4 lbs peeled & deveined shrimp 3 tbsp olive oil 3 tbsp butter 3-5 cloves garlic, minced 1...
Shokupan
From Bread Illustrated Makes 1 loaf Ingredients: 2 cups + 3 tbsp bread flour 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup cold milk 1 large egg + 1 large egg for egg...
Hummus
From Inspired Taste Serves 4 as a side, 2 as a main Ingredients: 1 can chickpeas 1/4 cup lemon juice (1 lemon) 1/4 cup tahini 1 clove of garlic, minced...
Elote Soup
From Binging With Babish 4 small servings Ingredients: 1 bag of frozen sweet corn 1/2 onion, finely diced 2 tbsp butter 1 cup chicken stock dash of paprika dash of...
Crepes Suzette
From Jun’s Kitchen 4 servings; 4-6 crepes Ingredients: For the glaze: 50g sugar 50g butter 1 1/2 cups orange juice 40 mL Grand Marnier For the crepes: 20g melted butter...